Educational Services Contracts

Parents, two copies of the educational services contracts will go home with your child this week. Please sign a copy and return it to the business office by the end of this week. Thank you for your cooperation.

News from the Elementary Principal

Professional Development Afternoon

Due to the teacher professional development afternoon, students will be dismissed at 12:50 p.m. on Friday, September 30. Students in preschool – 12th grade will eat lunch on campus before dismissal. The school buses will leave PACA at 1 p.m.

PTS conferences

Parent, Teacher, Student Conferences are coming up in three weeks! The meetings will be held on Wednesday, October 5. Parents, if you have not set up times to meet with your child’s teachers, please call the school office as soon as possible. Please be aware that attendance is required for all Pre-K1 – 12th grade parents and for students in 2nd – 12th grades.

Library News

Parents, check out the books that were added to our library this week:

Fabulas Mexicanas de Jose Ignacio Basurto – Rebeca Cerda

The Berlin Boxing Club – Rob Sharenow

The Blue Star: a Novel – Tony Earley

O Obstinado Amor de Deus – Brennan Manning

Contando a Arte de Romero Brito – Oscar D’Ambrosio

Sell Books Livraria Bilíngue will sell new books in the library on Wednesday, October 5th, from 8 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Sell Book’s items will be on display from September 27 -October 5, so elementary students can make their wish lists during library class, but the sale will only take place on October 5. Stop by after your PTS conferences to look at the books! Sell Books accepts checks and credit cards. New Christian books in Portuguese will also be sold.

News from the Guidance Counselor

A list of upcoming college visits is below. Parents are always welcome!

September 19 - Vancouver Island University, at 11:35 a.m. in the Computer lab;

September 20 - Valencia College, at 11:35 a.m., in the Computer lab;

September 21 – University of San Francisco, at 11:35 a.m. in the Computer lab;

September 22 –Trinity Western University, at 11:35 a.m. in the Computer lab;

September 23 - The Linden College Fair, from 8:10-9 a.m. in the Cafeteria
(Parents of all grade levels are invited to the college fair!)

September 26 - The University of Bridgeport, at 11:35 a.m. in the Computer lab

September 27 – Pace University and University of Buffalo, at 11:35 a.m. in the computer lab

September 29 - Ohio State University and Rutgers University, at 11:35 a.m. in the computer lab

Sports

SPHSL Update
Our varsity soccer teams played at home against Graded on September 6. Our girls won (2x0). Our boys lost (5x0).

Our varsity basketball teams played at Graded on September 9. Our girls won. Our boys lost. Thank you to all that went and supported our teams!

Our varsity soccer teams played at St. Paul’s on September 13. Our girls won (1x0). Our boys lost (4x1).

Sports Calendar
On September 15, we will have home JV Soccer games against Graded. The girls will play first, starting at 3pm.

On Friday, September 16, our varsity basketball teams will play at St. Paul’s. The games will begin at 5pm; the girls will play first.

The JV basketball festivals will be on Saturday, September 17. The girls will play at Graded all day, and the boys at Chapel. The athletes will need to find their own way to and from these locations. For more information and to view the schedule, please check our Junior Varsity Edline page.

Fund Raising
Thank you to all that helped during our JV Girls’ Soccer Festival. The day was a success thanks to your help and participation!

PACA Moms of Toddlers: Please join us on Tuesday mornings from 8:30 – 9 a.m. in the elementary section of the library for a story time and fun toddler focused activities. We hope that this can be a time of fellowship for moms and a time of learning and growing for toddlers. We will have our first story time on Tuesday, September 20th from 8:30 - 9:00. Please contact Emily Hunt if you have any questions (steveandemilyhunt@gmail.com)

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Since 1960, PACA has served the local and international community of São Paulo as a Christian, American and Brazilian curriculum school. Our education integrates Biblical truth in all areas of instruction to guide the hearts and minds of our students and our academic program allows students to receive two diplomas, American and Brazilian, upon graduation which opens doors for them to study in the best universities in the USA, Brazil or throughout the world.